42. Chapter 42

Chapter 42

-Naomi-

R eese asked several times if he had hurt me or if I didn’t enjoy what had happened, but I reassured him that I wanted it. Still, we had to sneak back into my house through the slightly cracked window to avoid being seen naked. I had found my phone and earphones as we ventured back, and I placed them on my nightstand as we entered. Reese came up behind me, grasped me, and gently placed me on the bed.

“Reese, we’re covered in dirt,” I chuckled softly.

“I don’t care. I want you again,” he murmured in my ear, and I nodded, giving him my consent without hesitation. He growled softly, urging me to part my legs, which I eagerly did. His hand teased me, but I was still dripping from our previous encounter. He quickly brought me to climax, teasing my clit until I had to bite down on his shoulder to muffle my cries. He couldn’t wait to enter me again, and he did so eagerly, sinking deeply inside me. The entrance was easier this time, yet he still seemed to take up so much space. He appeared to be trying to hold back, and I noticed how he trembled beneath my touch.

“Reese,” I panted, and his eyes met mine. “You’re shaking.”

“I-I’m scared to lose control with you again. But I want to,” he admitted.

It was incredible to see this powerful Alpha at my mercy, losing his composure over simply being with me. I pulled him closer and kissed him.

“Take me however you like,” I told him, and he reached out, grabbing the headboard, squeezing it until it snapped under his powerful grip. I gasped in shock, but he wasn’t deterred. He began to mate with me in rough, long thrusts that awakened a primal part of me, causing me to call out his name in pleasure. This spurred him on, and he drove deep into me, making love to me as if it were our last chance.

I clung to his powerful body as he brought me to another orgasm, trembling beneath him and biting into his shoulder to stifle my cries. He continued to thrust into me, the bed creaking underneath us. Maybe this truly was our only chance to be together, as our wolves still hesitated to fully claim each other. Regardless, I wanted to savor every moment and pushed all doubts aside as Reese grew more desperate, his rhythm becoming unsteady as he thrust into me over and over again, his groans growing louder. His muscles tensed beneath my touch as he reached his climax, collapsing onto me, eliciting a smile of contentment from me.

We lay there, both in need of a shower but unwilling to move, relishing in each other’s presence. I ran my hands over his body, feeling a sense of peace wash over me.

“No more distance,” he declared firmly.

I nodded in agreement. “Okay,” I whispered in response.

He drew back slightly, a serious expression settling into his eyes as he shifted his weight onto his forearms.

“I mean it, Naomi. I can’t handle it anymore. No more distance,” he reiterated.

I sighed, giving another nod. “All right. No more,” I affirmed.

Leaning in closer, he tenderly kissed my lips, pouring his emotions into the gentle gesture.

“I want you to come live with me,” he stated.

“I-I don’t know if that’s a good idea. Sneaking from bedroom to bedroom is a bit—”

“No, I won’t be with her,” he interjected.

“What?” I exclaimed, taken aback.

“I can’t be with her,” he confessed, shocking me to the core.

“But she… don’t you still feel attached to her?” I asked, my voice trembling.

“Barely,” he admitted. “I don’t know why it’s happening, but a mistake must have been made.”

“How?”

“I don’t know. But I wouldn’t have pursued her like this. I know it.”

“How can you be certain?”

“Because everything we’ve shared surpasses anything I’ve experienced with her. I don’t feel this way with Rosa. I never have. You make me feel whole,” he confessed, his words sending my heart into a frenzy, which he undoubtedly noticed with his keen senses. “Do my words scare you?”

“They excite me,” I breathed, leaning in to capture his lips with mine once more.

A broad smile graced his features as we pulled back, both of us basking in the moment.

“But Reese, it’s going to be even more complicated. What will you say?” I inquired cautiously.

“I don’t know, but I’ll figure it out after tonight.”

“After tonight?”

“Unless you’re kicking me out, I’m not leaving. I want to stay here in bed with you,” he confessed, his words filling me with joy.

“Yes, I want you here,” I confirmed, a smile spreading across my face.

He leaned in to place another kiss on my lips, and I responded eagerly, feeling like I was living in a dream.

“Once I’ve figured everything out, you’ll accept my mark too,” he whispered softly.

“Okay,” I agreed without hesitation.

“I won’t tolerate any objections,” he teased.

I chuckled, shaking my head as I leaned back slightly.

“I have no intention of protesting. I want you. I always have,” I confessed, watching as his eyes softened, hoping it was a sign of love, or the beginning of it.

“I consider myself very fortunate,” he remarked.

“What do you mean?”

“It’s rare to have someone’s deep affection like yours, especially from a distance,” he explained.

“I can’t help it.”

“And I don’t want you to. I want you to keep loving me, no matter what,” he insisted.

“I can promise that.”

“Yeah?” he asked, looking rather pleased with himself.

I nodded. “I will gladly love you, always.”

He began to trail his hand over my body, committing every curve to memory with his touch. Yet, it sparked a new, intense desire within me that I couldn’t ignore, and I pulled him closer to me.